Gary D. Norsworthy, DVM, DABVP (Feline)
Dr. Gary D. Norsworthy has been in private practice for nearly 45 years, 25 in small animal practice and
nearly 20 in feline practice. He is the owner of Alamo Feline Health Center in San Antonio, Texas. In
addition to practice, he lectures frequently on feline diseases and is the editor and major author of six
feline textbooks, the most recent being The Feline Patient, 4th Edition and Nursing the Feline Patient, the
fi rst American feline textbook for technicians. His practice hosts externs from veterinary schools across
North America and from other countries. He is a charter Diplomate of the American Board of Veterinary
Practitioners in the Feline Practice Category and an Adjunct Professor at the College of Veterinary Medicine,
Mississippi State University and the Western University of Health Sciences. He was chosen for the 2009
Practitioner of the Year Award in the Medical Specialist category by the Texas VMA and has received
Speaker of the Year at several conferences. He is the only person to be Speaker of the Year two times each
at the North American Veterinary Conference and the Western Veterinary Conference.Part I:
Management of Chronic Kidney Disease in a Private Practice Setting (RACE #77-28116): The use of ACE-I, Calcitriol,
High Protein Diet, Phosphate Binders, SC fl uids, and more
Course Director: Gary D. Norsworthy, DVM, DABVP (Feline)
Course Length: 3 hours

Dennis J. Chew, DVM, DACVIM
Dr. Dennis J. Chew is a 1972 graduate of the College of Veterinary Medicine at Michigan State University. He
did a one-year internship at South Weymouth Veterinary Associates and a two-year residency in internal
medicine and nephrology at the Animal Medical Center in New York City. He became a Diplomate of the
American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine in 1977. Dr. Chew was an attending veterinarian at The
Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine Teaching Hospital for 36 years and is now Professor
Emeritus. Most of his work in clinics, research and publications involves urology/nephrology in small animals.
He has special interest in urinary endoscopy, disorders of calcium metabolism, treatment of renal secondary
hyperparathyroidism, and idiopathic/interstitial cystitis of cats. He has been the author of over 100 peerreviewed
publications and 2 editions of the Manual of Nephrology and Urology in Small Animals.Part II:
Session I: Hypercalcemia in Dogs and Cats (RACE# 77-25680, 1 credit hour)
Session II: Updates on Diagnosis, Staging, and Treatment of CKD in Dogs & Cats (RACE #77-25679, 2 credit hours)
Course Director: Dennis J. Chew, DVM, DACVIM
Course Length: 3 hours